The Leader • 8-31-23

LEADER CLINTON COUNTY

Thurs., August 31 , 2023 | Plattsburg, Lathrop and Gower, Mo $1.00 |

CITY OF PLATTSBURG

“Covers Clinton County Like Dew ”

Public disagrees as council mulls investigation

Another Plattsburg City Council meeting devolved into disarray Tuesday, August 29, as the council considered whether to retain a third-party to investigate Mayor James Kennedy and city prosecutor Jayson Watkins for possible interference in a police investigation.

SCHOOLS

Plattsburg celebrates increase in test scores, attendance

As students at the Clinton County R-III School District returned to session last week, they were treated to some stellar news about the district’s performance during the 20222023 school year.

During an assembly Friday, August 25, school officials announced major improvements in the district’s attendance and substantial increases in student test scores during MAP/EOC testing conducted this past spring.

This marks a major turn around for the district, which ranked last out of eight KCI Conference members in the 2023 Annual Performance Report (based partially on the district’s testing performances from the spring of 2022), and next to last out of two dozen schools in the Northwest Missouri region.

Full results from MAP and EOC testing for 2023 won’t be available publicly until lat-

As explained Tuesday, the issue centered around a young resident who was placed on a 24-hour hold after it was alleged he “flipped off” another party and then declined to provide ID to authorities. Kennedy said Tuesday that, on the night of the alleged incident, he was notified of the arrest by one of the waitresses at his restaurant.

Kennedy then contacted City Administrator Chase Waggoner to voice his concern with the 24hour hold, given the light nature of the charges and that the subject’s step-father had spoken critically of the police department during a council meeting the day before.

Kennedy told Waggoner he worried that the action would result in

a lawsuit for the city and asked that Waggoner contact city prosecutor Jayson Watkins for direction. Waggoner, given the late hour, declined to reach out to Watkins.

Kennedy said that he called Watkins the next morning and asked that he look into the issue.

Watkins met with city officials to

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WINNING WEEK 1

East Buchanan off to a hot start this season, including winning the KCI title. || PAGE A7

State Senator Rusty Black speaks at the local GOP meeting last week in Plattsburg.

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Defending

The 2023 high school football season started with a blast over the weekend, as all three local teams won their respective season openers. That included Plattsburg’s eight-man debut over Maysville, 78-70, East Buchanan’s 44-8 win against South Harrison, and Lathrop’s 24-8 road victory over Lexington. To see more coverage from the big sports weekend, check inside.

(Above, left to right) Plattsburg defenders including Jaiveon Grayson (3), Rylan Langton (13) Isaia Howard (9), Dakota Rankin (2) and Gavin Carter (6) swarm the Maysville quarterback on Saturday at PHS. (Left) East Buchanan senior quarterback Gage Busby hands off to senior Trevor Klein on Friday night against South Harrison.

Council sets annual tax levy, no change from ‘22

In a short meeting Monday, August 28, the Plattsburg City Council approved the town’s tax levy for this fiscal year, which remained at the same amount as last year.

The council approved a levy of $1.1346 per $100 assessed val-

ue on Monday, which is the maximum amount allowed and the same amount that the city levied in 2022.

The City of Plattsburg’s general fund will receive the lion’s share of the overall levy at $0.5677. Other departments and funds receiving money from the levy include: Police – $0.2154;

Parks – $0.1375; Recreation –$0.0477; Street Lights – $0.1478; Cemetery – $0.0185.

The city projects property tax revenues totaling $369,089 for 2023. The entirety of the levy is expected to fund operations, as none of the revenues are earmarked for indebtedness.

The City of Plattsburg saw a

noticeable uptick in real property values this year, as that valuation increased from $23.8 million to $25.49 million. Personal property went down just slightly, totaling $7.1 million.

Plattsburg’s overall assessed value went up from $31.4 million to $32.6 million.

awards from the Missouri press assoc.

CCR-III test scores,

er in the school year. However district officials shared grade-level increases with the students on Friday.

In kindergarten through the 12th grade, CCR-III saw across-the-board increases ranging from 10 percent to 16 percent in the percentage of students testing proficient or advanced in language arts, mathematics and science.

Late last winer, district leaders put together a plan of action to address the low scores, which included an ongoing emphasis on improving student attendance and revamping the curriculum. When it comes to attendance, the district is already seeing the fruit of its efforts, as well.

In 2023, CCR-III saw a district-wide attendance of 89.2 percent, up from 72.6 percent in 2022. At Ellis Elementary, the attendance went from 75.3 percent up to 95.5 percent. At Clinton County Middle School, the attendance improved from 74 percent to 86.6 percent, and at Plattsburg High School, attendance reached 80.3 percent, compared to 66.9 percent the year before.

Plattsburg Council,

review the facts of the case and the body cam footage, and recommended that they didn’t have enough evidence to charge the resident with a municipal crime.

Later the same day, Kennedy said he called to see whether the subject had been released and was told they were waiting for the arresting officer to come in to carry out procedures.

Waggoner said during the meeting that he reached out to the city’s legal counsel for an opinion, and was told that whether Kennedy inappropriately interfered in the matter would be determined by his motivation. Kennedy said multiple times Tuesday that his only concern was that the city was setting itself up for a lawsuit by detaining the

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resident. Waggoner confirmed that Kennedy voiced this concern to him at the time.

Member(s) of the police department complained to the council’s police committee that they felt Kennedy had interfered in the matter, leading to Tuesday’s meeting.

Kennedy, Watkins and Waggoner explained their sides of the situation on Tuesday. Police Chief Dave Couzens was unable to attend the meeting.

The crowd controlled wide swaths of the meeting, with most voicing their displeasure with the city council for considering an action that would cost the city money to investigate the matter. The council and the public argued at times over

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the chain of command and whether Kennedy had broken that chain with his actions. Residents also questioned how a person could be detained for “flipping the bird,” which is often considered protected under first amendment rights.

Ultimately, the council declined to vote on the matter Tuesday, hoping rather that Kennedy, the police chief and others could meet to see if they could hash out the issue.

For follow up on this story, see next week’s edition of The Clinton County Leader.

Ahead of Plattsburg football’s home game Saturday at PHS, the school paid homage to the late Cory Wohlford, who passed away this spring. Cory was a standout athlete for Plattsburg (Class of ‘81) and then William Jewel before a car accident in 1985 forced him into a wheelchair. Cory persevered in life and went on to coach for more than 30 years at Smithville. His fighting spirit was an inspiration for all those who knew his story. Cory’s brother, Chris, served as an honorary captain for the Tigers on Saturday. Both Plattsburg and Smithville will be honoring Cory throughout this season. (Left) Chris Wohlford and Cory’s long-time girlfriend, Brenda Norton.

Hands-Free Law goes into effect

JEFFERSON CITY –After two years in a row of more than 1,000 fatalities on Missouri’s roadways, Gov. Mike Parson signed the Siddens Bening Hands-Free Law, prohibiting all drivers from using a handheld electronic communication device while driving, effective Monday, Aug. 28.

Distracted driving is a leading cause of crash-

es in Missouri. Between 2012 and 2021, there were nearly 200,000 distracted driving-related crashes in Missouri, resulting in at least 801 fatalities. Cell phone use is responsible for far more distracted driving crashes than are being reported, according to a recent report from the National Safety Council.

When the law takes

effect Aug. 28, drivers are prohibited from physically holding or supporting a cell phone with any part of their body; manually typing, writing, sending, or reading textbased messages; recording, posting, sending or broadcasting video, including video calls and social media posts; and watching a video or movie.

Students at Plattsburg High School were excited to learn Friday that they performed well in the 2023 MAP/EOC tests from this past spring. Teachers pumped up the students with an awesome confetti shower once all of the results were read.

Clinton County Sheriff’s Weekly Activity Report

Friday, August 18

12:28 a.m.: Domestic in progress on Maple Street in Lathrop.

12:31 a.m.: Medical call on Maple Street in Lathrop.

3:46 a.m.: Medical call on Pine Street in Lathrop.

7:12 a.m.: Medical call on Pine street in Lathrop.

7:34 a.m.: Vehicle crash on 33 Highway in Clinton County.

3:02 p.m.: Vehicle crash on 116 Highway in Clinton County.

6:28 p.m.: Suspicious person in progress on 169 Highway in Gower.

7:48 p.m.: Medical call on W. Osage in Plattsburg.

7:53 p.m.: Stealing (not in progress) on NE 280th in rural Lathrop.

8:20 p.m.: Stealing (not in progress) on Gay Street in Lathrop.

Saturday, August 19

12:27 p.m.: Suspicious person (in progress) on East Street in

Clinton County.

2:31 p.m.: Gas leak on 116 Highway in Plattsburg.

5 p.m.: Vehicle fire on Chuck Wagon Drive in Lake Arrowhead.

Sunday, August 20

8:53 a.m.: Suspicious person (not in progress) on Park Street in Lathrop.

2:45 p.m.: Medical call on B Highway in Edgerton, Mo.

2:51 p.m.: Medical call on Maple Street in Plattsburg.

3:07 p.m.: Smoke investigation on I-35 in Clinton County.

4:06 p.m.: Medical call on E. Clay in Plattsburg.

7:41 p.m.: Suicidal subject on NE Duroc Drive in Cameron.

8:59 p.m.: Medical call on N. Main in Plattsburg.

9:53 p.m.: Medical call on Y Highway in Plattsburg.

11:08 p.m.: Medical call on C Highway in Plattsburg.

Monday, August 21

6:49 a.m.: Vehicle crash on SE

251st Street in Clinton County.

10:05 a.m.: Medical call on SW Springtown in Plattsburg.

10:28 a.m.: Medical call on S. Birch in Plattsburg.

11:05 a.m.: Disturbance in progress on PP Highway in Holt.

11:21 a.m.: Medical call on I-35 in Clinton County.

11:29 a.m.: Medical call on PP Highway in Holt.

11:38 a.m.: Death on S. Nettleton in Cameron.

1 p.m.: Medical call on SE Raven in Cameron.

3:06 p.m.: Vehicle crash on SE 216th Street in Lathrop.

6:38 p.m.: Hit and run on I-35 in Clinton County.

Tuesday, August 22

2:03 a.m.: Medical call on South Street in Lathrop.

6:55 a.m.: Vehicle crash on SE North Lakeshore in Lake Arrowhead.

7:29 a.m.: Stealing (not in progress) on North Street in Lathrop.

WEEKLY HISTORY NOTES •

Five Years Ago

Thursday, August 30, 2018

• County commissioners place question on November ballot that would repeal the rollback mechanism on the county tax levy.

• The seventh-ranked Lathrop Mules rack up a 55-7 win over Trenton in the football season opener.

• The Leader features the life story of Al Fry, from his time in the Navy to his affinity for fast cars.

• Lathrop mourns the loss of community members Karen Stout and Bud Hall.

10 Years Ago

Thursday, August 29, 2013

• Clinton County Extension celebrates 50 years of history at the youth building east of Plattsburg.

• Kessaman’s family winery, Windy Wine Co., wins major honors.

• Searching for answers near and far, Florida engineering firm talks with the Clinton County Commissioners about possible jail projects.

20 Years Ago

Thursday, August 28, 2003

• Plattsburg Fire Protection District plans remembrance service marking two years since the 9/11 terrorist attack.

• Clinton County R-III votes to join other schools in a class action lawsuit against the state for what they claim is an unfair funding formula.

30 Years Ago

Thursday, August 26, 1993

• The Lathrop R-II School District puts teachers through technical training, as the district has revolutionary plan to network its computers together for the first time.

40 Years Ago

Thursday, September 1, 1983

• Dean and Pat Morris announced as the new owners of the Plattsburg Bowl.

• Major heat wave forces school cancelations at Plattsburg, Lathrop and East Buchanan.

• East Buchanan head coach Virgil Freeman named president of the Missouri State Football Coaches Association.

• Sale prices at Howard’s Market: Folgers coffee 1 lb. can for $1.98; five cans of pork and beans for $1; ground beef for 88 cents a pound.

Mom’s Night Out at Post 97

8:19 a.m.: Animal call on I-35 in Clinton County.

8:26 a.m.: Medical call on 116 Highway in Lathrop.

10:39 a.m.: Medical call on 169 Highway in Trimble.

10:44 a.m.: Controlled burn on SE Everett in Plattsburg.

12:48 p.m.: Pursuit on 33 Highway in Clinton County.

1:03 p.m.: Medical call on I-35 in Holt.

2:50 p.m.: Vehicle crash on 33 Highway in Holt.

5:46 p.m.: Vehicle crash on 69 Highway in Cameron.

7:47 p.m.: Disturbance in progress on NE Hinchery Lane in Lathrop.

8:37 p.m.: Domestic in progress on First Street in Gower.

9:09 p.m.: Medical call on W. Fairway Drive in Plattsburg.

10:52 p.m.: Suspicious activity (not in progress) on Pine Street in Lathrop.

11:31 p.m.: Medical call on N. Baldwin in Holt.

Wednesday, August 23

2:45 a.m.: Natural cover fire on PP Highway in Clinton County.

5:57 a.m.: Suicidal subject on North Street in Lathrop.

7:15 a.m.: Vehicle crash on I-35 in Clinton County.

7:24 a.m.: Domestic in progress on SE Hamilton in Holt.

8:55 a.m.: Smoke investigation on 207th Street in Clinton County.

9:27 a.m.: Medical call on NE Deer Creek in Cameron.

11:22 a.m.: Medical call on Second Street in Trimble.

11:57 a.m.: Animal call on S. Mulberry in Plattsburg.

2:06 p.m.: Trespassing (in progress) on NE 310th Street in Cameron.

2:29 p.m.: Vehicle crash on H Highway in Clinton County.

2:36 p.m.: Medical call on Cannonball in Holt.

2:40 p.m.: Medical call on Route DD in Gower.

9:38 p.m.: Medical call on E. Concord in Plattsburg.

9:45 p.m.: Medical call on 33 Highway in Holt.

10:16 p.m.: Medical call on 116 Highway in Plattsburg.

Thursday, August 24

4:24 a.m.: Medical call on N. Main in Plattsburg.

12:16 p.m.: Medical call

Market Report from Monday, August 21 789 head sold

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Cattle Sales: Mondays @ 11 am

Sheep, Goat & Hog Sales: 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month @ 10 am

Special Cow Sales: 4th Friday of the month @ 6 pm 5 weigh cow buyers at every sale!

Very active weigh cow and bull market!

Open all day on Sundays to receive livestock!

Barn: 660-622-4214

Casey Flinn, Owner: 816-769-7532

Field Reps: Dwayne Penny: 816-506-2776

Utah Stulz: 660-334-0400

Bobby Morrison: 816-345-0518

Ben Peterson: 660-247-2759

Travis Gibson: 660-646-8337

Rick Tate: 660-734-1307

Sheep/Goats/Hog: Clark Allen: 660-973-6826

Find us on Facebook at Tina Livestock Market

Check out our market report on Cattle Market Mobile!

The Plattsburg American Legion Post 97 held a Mom’s Night Out wine-tasting event recently, which was well attended and fun for all involved. The post plans to announce similar events in the near future, as these fundraising events are vital to the post’s continued operations.

Check us out on our new website: www.tinalivestockmarket.com

435 W. 2nd St., Tina, MO 64682 Casey & Amelia Flinn, Owners

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Fresh start for Tigers

Isaia Howard ushered in a new era of Plattsburg football in a way only he could deliver.

Just moments into Saturday’s game, the standout senior quarterback escaped the pocket and weaved his way to a long touchdown—the Tigers’ first score as an eight-man football team. It was one of three scores he racked up in the first quarter, as Howard (who recently committed to play Division I college basketball) threw for an early touchdown and also returned a fumble for a score on defense.

Plattsburg was just warming up.

The Tigers outran Maysville for the 78-70 victory Saturday, a fitting display of resiliency as the program honors the late Cory Wohlford this season. Plattsburg scored more points in that single game than they did all of last season in 11-man football, when injuries and other factors saw the team down to just 14 players by the end of the season.

Eight-man is an exhilarating game. With a smaller field and fewer bodies, the scores come fast and often. And in this wild west of Missouri high school football, Plattsburg football is finding a fresh start.

It wasn’t an easy decision to make the switch to eight-man football. No matter the records or the game day attendance, Plattsburg is a football town, a tradition reinforced by a long string of successes spanning from the mid-70s to the early 2000s.

So, when head coach Brandon Boswell pitched the idea of eight-man this past offseason, it would have been natural to see the community recoil at the thought.

Coach Boswell did the research and the legwork. He laid out a plan to rebuild the program with the intention of returning to 11-man after three seasons. The school board put their trust in his recommendation and the community has embraced the challenge.

There’s plenty of work to be done. There are long road trips and tough games on the horizon. This transition and rebuild will take the commitment of dozens of players, coaches and parents, from the high school to the middle school and down through the youth league.

If Saturday is any indication, the Plattsburg football program has already taken major strides in its rebuild. And this should be one fun journey.

WHAT’S THE SHAPE OF THE WORLD

Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

You know you’re growin’ older when... You used to think getting older was a pain in the neck, but now it’s more like a pain in every joint and muscle.

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The following is the text from one of the most important speeches ever written and delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His words continue to ring true today when we find ourselves in difficult times. Absolutely, we have made progress in race relationships and opportunities. However, the hill we continue to climb is still too damn steep. The recent racial motivation behind the killings in Jacksonville, Florida, must be stamped out and cannot be tolerated. Not only words are needed to remind us to think about who we are, but action is needed to stop this madness.

Dr. King’s message given 60 years ago provides us with a path forward to becoming a nation built on love, not hate.

“I Have A Dream” Speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. August 28, 1963

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land. And so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It is obvious today that America

has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked insufficient funds.

But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.

We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. 1963 is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope

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that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: in the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny, and they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot

The Conundrum, Methane, CO2 and Fossil Fuel

The proposed climate change can cause consternation and worry. Scientists and data are in conflict as to why and what elements cause climate variation. Contributors are humanity and the animal kingdom. They create waste and gases through their excretory system.

Timing a bathroom break is unpredictable. Because when you have to go—you go. The question is, “How do we process the waste?” There are solids and other gas escapes (f_rting) and belching. Currently, it’s the methane gas that’s a problem. It is solvable. Methane can fuel trucks, rockets, create electricity, even antifreeze. Farmers welcome the waste, including urine

as fertilizer.

The mysterious visionary, Bill Gates, and his comrades have a goal to eliminate farm livestock. They overlook other species as culprits--dogs, pets, bugs, birds and fish. Try telling a canine, a doberman, he is a methane factory. Gates ranks as one of the largest farmland owners. He and his alarmists have not looked inward, as they are culprits, too.

Many other alarmists of the green new deal are concerned with carbon dioxide (CO2). It must be captured and piped somewhere and injected in an earth rocky formation. In South Dakota, they’ve used eminent domain to grab and cross landowners’ property. Governor Kristi Noem

Publisher Emeritus Steve Tinnen

and other RINOs provided little resistance.

Actually a higher concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere aids photosynthesis, which in turn increates plant growth. Greenhouses crease more CO2 for better production. We need more trees and plant life and less expansion of cities with their cement, asphalt and buildings.

Each human exudes 2.3 lbs. of CO2 each day. Increased activity will factor eight times that amount. So we should stop breathing for awhile and become more sedated.

The carbon capture has gone extreme. Manufacturers like the fossil fuel industry and equipment makers are making strides

by cutting back pollutants. Wind and solar provide about 14 percent of our energy. Electric vehicles contribute about 14 percent of transportation. Hydrogen is expanding too.

Fossil fuels make up the difference. Without huge battery storage, wind and solar will be erratic.

There are a lot of unknowns. How do sun flares affect our atmosphere? What’s the cost of carbon capture? Will CO2 remain where injected? Where is the testing? Is climate in a 100-year cycle? Maybe we can blame it on the aliens. Or does AI chat GPT have all the answers?

LeRoy Schwery Lathrop, Mo.

Jamey & D’Anna Honeycutt

Plattsburg Senior Center Menu

Thursday, August 31

Linda Lou Livingston

Linda Lou Livingston passed away peacefully on August 23, 2023, at the age of 82 surrounded by her family. She was born on May 27, 1941, in Holt, Mo. Her greatest joy was her family.

She is best known as “Granny.” She opened her home and her heart to everyone she met and loved hosting holiday parties, especially her fall parties. She was loving, giving, strong and full of grace.

Linda graduated from Plattsburg High School in 1959, where she first met her husband, Bill Livingston, while riding the school bus. They would marry years later on September 17, 1985.

Linda began her career working for TWA but worked in the healthcare field most of her career, including for Dr. Leslie and St. Luke’s. She attended college in St. Joseph, Mo. She loved to travel, garden, cook, scrapbook and boat. She loved animals and rescued many. Since she was an only child, she especially loved her horse, Patsy. She was faith-filled and was a parishioner of the Church of the Annunciation, Kearney, Mo.

Linda leaves behind her husband, Bill Livingston; daughters, Stephanie Wolters (Jared Wolters) of Kearney, Mo., and Shanie Colston (Steve Colston) of

Birmingham, Mo.; along with her grandchildren, Steven Colston (Ashlie Colston), Misty Hudson (Tim Hudson), Brooke Clack (Kameron Clack), Spencer Wolters and Ella Wolters, as well as seven great grandchildren (Lucas, Haidyn, Brantley, Anna, Hadley, Hendrix and Thea). She is preceded in death by her grandson, Jack Wolters, and her parents, William and Orena Wilson.

A few words to live by from Granny are “Live every day like it is your last. Be happy. Laugh a lot. Love a lot. Try to be the very best you can. My thought is when you are gone you will not be remembered for what you were going to do but what you DID!!!!!” She will be dearly missed.

Services were held Sunday, August 27, 2023, at the Church of the Annunciation, Kearney, Mo. Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Plattsburg. Arrangements: HixsonKlein Funeral Home.

Prairie Day in Harrison County

Bethany, Mo. – The beauty and diversity of Missouri’s native grassland heritage will be celebrated at a free Prairie Day event on Saturday, Sept. 9, at Dunn Ranch Prairie and Pawnee Prairie west of Bethany in Harrison County. Bison tours and grassland conservation exhibits will be among the activities hosted by the Missouri Department of Conser-

Fish filet, creamed corn, stewed tomatoes, applesauce, wheat bread.

Friday, September 1

Spaghetti with meat sauce, lettuce salad, carrots, chilled peaches, garlic bread.

Monday, September 4 CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY

Tuesday, September 5

Chef’s salad with meats, vegetables, eggs, tomato and cheese; chilled peaches, crackers.

Wednesday, September 6

Beef pot roast with veggies, mashed potato, carrots, tropical fruit, whole wheat roll, September birthday cake.

Thursday, September 7

Tuna casserole, creamed peas, corn, apple crisp,

wheat bread.

Friday, September 8

Chicken tenders, coleslaw, broccoli, mixed fruit, homemade rolls.

Monday, September 11

Hamburger stroganoff, vegetable blend, green beans, applesauce, wheat bread.

Tuesday, September 12

Ham salad on lettuce, potato salad, three-bean salad, lime gelatin with cottage cheese and pineapple, crackers.

Wednesday, September 13

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, chilled apricots, whole grain bread.

Thursday, September 14 Chicken and biscuits, creamed peas, buttered beets, tropical fruit.

Friday, September 15 Swiss steak, broccoli, cauliflower, mandarin oranges, wheat bread.

Monday, September 18 Sausage veggie bake au gratin, green beans, carrots, pears, wheat bread.

Tuesday, September 19

Salmon loaf, creamed peas, coleslaw, chilled apricots, cornbread.

Wednesday, September 20

Chicken salad, potato salad, copper penny salad, fruit cocktail, whole grain bread.

Thursday, September 21

Taco salad, fiesta corn, diced tomatoes, tropical fruit, wheat bread.

Friday, September 22

Shepherd’s pie with vegetables in the pie, buttered beets, lettuce salad, chilled

peaches, wheat bread.

Monday, September 25 Glazed ham, broccoli, sweet potatoes, fruit cocktail, cornbread.

Tuesday, September 26 Sloppy joe on a bun, potato wedges, corn, coleslaw, fruit gelatin with bananas.

Wednesday, September 27 Fish fillet, creamed peas, stewed tomatoes, pears, whole grain bread.

Thursday, September 28

Chicken pot pie (veggies in the pie), beets, mandarin oranges, whole wheat roll.

Friday, September 29 Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, pineapple, whole wheat bread.

One of the most historically significant buildings in Plattsburg will host a special evening next month, as the Community Courtyard and its supporters celebrate 30 years of service to the community. The Courtyard Gala will be Saturday, September 16, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. There will be dinner, drinks and dancing with the theme “Famous in a Small Town.” There is a cost to attend the gala. For more information, including how to purchase tickets, be sure to visit the Community Courtyard on Facebook.

vation (MDC), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and the Loess Hills and Osage Trails Missouri Master Naturalists.

For more information on Prairie Days, call MDC’s Northwest Regional Office at 816-271-3100. To learn more about prairies in Missouri, visit Prairies | Missouri Department of Conservation (mo.gov).

Trimble school reunion coming

Community members who grew up in Trimble are planning a special gathering this fall.

There will be a Trimble school reunion on Saturday, October 14, at 2 p.m. at the Trimble Community Center (which sits on the site of the former

school building). There will be a pot luck and those who attend can share memories of their time. The last year for the Trimble school was 1962. For more information on the event, call (816) 592-9065.

Sen. Black visits Plattsburg

Last Thursday night, August 24, with temperatures nearing the century mark, the Clinton County Republican Club hosted their meeting at the Clinton County Youth Building on the edge of Plattsburg. Despite the oppressive heat, a full house gathered to dine on fried chicken and listen to 12th District State Senator Rusty Black.

Like all good meals, there were plenty of side dishes. The same holds true for a good political gathering, with Senator Black providing the main course and others adding value to the meeting, which stretched past the 8 p.m. hour.

Senator Black began by providing a snapshot of his career, graduating from King City High School, after which he received a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science, both in Agriculture Education, from the University of Missouri. He was an agriculture educator for 32 years before retiring in 2016. He and his wife live in Chillicothe, Mo., and have four children.

His political career began as a state representative for the Seventh District from 2017 to 2023 as a Republican. He was elected as state senator in the 2022 General Election by a land-

slide.

Of particular interest to Clinton County residents was SB 190, which was brought up by Clinton County Presiding Commissioner Pat Clark. This act authorizes a county to grant a property tax credit to eligible taxpayers residing in their county, provided such county has adopted an ordinance authorizing such credit. It would freeze the property taxes for those 65 and older who pay into social security. Commissioner Clark pointed out that this act did not include all taxpayers, excluding those who do not pay into social security, such as school teachers, federal workers, railroad workers and more.

Senator Black said he did vote for the bill, but offered it needed to be “cleaned up.” Also in attendance was State Representative Dean VanSchoiack (Republican Party) representing the Ninth District, which includes a portion of northern Clinton County. He echoed Senator Black’s comment that the bill needs to be cleaned up.

The law just took affect on August 28 and Commissioner Clark said in a follow-up interview that the Clinton County Commission is studying their options.

Over the last several years, Grain Belt Express

has worked to bring power via transmission lines from Kansas across the northern part of Missouri. Sen. Black said these companies are going to use us for green energy. Sen. Black learned Clinton County is a ‘thumbs down’ on Grain Belt.

He said, “I represent both sides - windmills and the like. There are a bunch of powerlines coming in the next 30 to 40 years across our state. They will be constructing natural gas plants, as well, in our area since they won’t do it on the coast. There is a new line coming out of Iowa to Fairport, and then from Fairport to Illinois. It is on the national grid. They do have imminent domain from the Federal Government, but they must follow our rules.”

“I have a bill, that wherever possible, these lines will be co-located. That means if lines are already in existence, they will use those lines and not use new green space to erect power lines. The landowner will be fully compensated 150 percent.”

Club President Joyce Tichenor asked about the process for getting an initiative started. During the discussion of Missouri’s initiative petition process, attendee Beth Franklin asked Senator Black about proposed changes that are being sought in the legislature, in particular, the change that is currently in the law which says ‘all’ and the attempt to change the word to “only.” Ms. Franklin, a Clinton County resident, said in a follow-up interview that she had traveled to Jefferson City to testify about the initiative petition process. She said that the legislation

walk alone.

And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, “When will you be satisfied?” We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied [applause] as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro’s basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating for whites only. We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote, and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can

and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.

I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of “interposition” and “nullification”, one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

ny of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together knowing that we will be free one day. This will be the day, this will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning: “My country, ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim’s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring!”

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. But not only that: Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

And when this happens and when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”

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This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful sympho-

Food for thought: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” Martin Luther King’s Strength to Love speech, 1963.

Talk to you next week!

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East Buchanan wins KCI tourney

Coming off the program’s first trip to the Missouri Class 2 state semifinals, the East Buchanan Lady Bulldogs wasted little time in earning a major title in 2023.

East Buchanan (7-0) won five-straight games Saturday, August 26, to win the annual KCI Conference Tournament at Lawson High School.

“Winning the tournament is great for confidence and momentum to start the season,” said East Buchanan head coach Ryan Horn. “Honestly, we played really well at times, and at other times we played poorly. There is still a lot to work on and fix before October gets here, but I think it showed to our team what we can accomplish if we actually start focusing as a team.

“We still have to work on playing as a group. We are still learning how to play together. But winning the

conference tournament was a great start to what we hope is a really good year. However, we also found out there are some really good teams in the conference.”

The Lady Bulldogs went 3-0 in pool play Saturday morning, refusing to drop a single set. They defeated North Platte (25-8, 25-12), Plattsburg (25-17, 25-15) and West Platte (2515, 25-22).

That earned East Buchanan passage to the winner’s bracket, where they defeated Lathrop in the semifinals (19-25, 25-18, 25-14). Holly Caylor led the team with 12 kills, while Rilyn Sherwood added 10 kills and Layla Watkins had five kills and three aces. Zora Whitt had 13 digs, Kyle Clark had 24 assists and Kaylynn Engnes had seven digs.

The Lady Bulldogs downed Lawson in the championship, bouncing back from a loss in the first set to earn the title (21-25,

Tigers outlast Maysville,

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The Plattsburg Tigers’ first foray into eight-man football last Friday, August 25—a 78-70 victory over Maysville—turned out to be a memorable one, as the Tigers scored more points in four quarters than they did during the entire 2022 season.

In fact, you would probably have to go back to the early 2000s to see when Plattsburg last scored close to 70 points.

“This was super important. My goal is to build a successful program at Plattsburg that the kids, community, and alumni can be proud of,” said Plattsburg head coach Brandon Boswell.

78-70

“I know my first two years here have not led to a fast turnaround but my staff and I, along with my administration, are really intentional about the steps we need to take to do that, rather than to continuously have a revolving door of coaches and hope that someday we catch lightning in a bottle.”

The scoring barrage started early when senior quarterback Isaia Howard broke off a long run to put the Tigers up 8-0.

Howard scored on the defensive side on Maysville’s next possession when he returned a fumble 55 yards for a score.

In his eight-man debut, Howard produced 224 pass-

25-9, 25-20). Sherwood led the team with 15 kills and Caylor had seven kills with four blocks. Watkins had five kills. Clark had 27 assists with 10 digs and three aces. Whitt had 18 digs, Anna Kenagy had two blocks and Brooklynn Johnson had two blocks.

East Buchanan added victories over South Harrison and University Academy on Monday and Tuesday (respectively), giving them seven wins before the calendar even turns over to September.

The Lathrop Lady Mules made their way to

the winner’s bracket of the tournament Saturday with a pair of victories in pool play, knocking off both Hamilton and Mid-Buchanan while falling to rival Lawson.

Lathrop lost to East Buchanan in the semifinals and West Platte in the third-place game, settling for fourth in a

stacked tournament. Meanwhile, a young Plattsburg Lady Tigers squad was able to work their way into the consolation game on Saturday, but fell to a tough Mid-Buchanan squad.

Congratulations to the East Buchanan Lady Bulldogs for winning the KCI Conference Tournament on Saturday in Lawson. Front Row (left to right): Alexis Golden, Magnolia Whitt, Zora Whitt, Anna Kenagy, Kaylynn Engnes, Angelina Engnes. Second Row: Kamryn Werle, Brooklyn Johnson, Layla Watkins, Rilyn Sherwood, Holly Caylor, Kylie Clark, Kendyl Edwards, Kourtney Keling. nikki keling | special to the leader

Plattsburg receiver Gavin Boyle breaks free for a score Saturday. brett adkison | the leader

East Buchanan blasts South Harrison 44-8 in opener

In their season opener last Friday, August 25, the reigning back-to-back Class 1 state champion East Buchanan Bulldogs picked up where they left off last season with a dominant 44-8 victory over South Harrison.

“Overall, I would say we had a pretty good first performance,” said East Buchanan head coach Dan Ritter. “We found out...that South Harrison would be a district team that we face in Class 2 now, so we had to have a good showing. For the most part, we took care of business, and we found out what we were made of.”

A 21-point first quarter spring-boarded East Buchanan to their first victory of 2023. The scoring started with a 23-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Gage Busby to fellow senior Aidan Hensley. Their senior counterpart and one of the top returning players in Missouri, Trevor Klein, scored the next two touchdowns for East Buchanan. His first rushing touchdown was a

26-yard scamper followed by a three-yard touchdown run to end the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Busby and Hensley connected again, this time a 25-yard touchdown strike, before Klein picked up the first half hat trick with a 50-yard touchdown run.

For the game, Klein carried the ball six times for 117 yards with three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Busby had an efficient performance, completing six of eight passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns.

Busby’s leading receiver was Hensley with four catches for 80 yards, while fellow seniors Mason Brown and Nathaniel Fortney both finished with 20 receiving yards.

Junior Aidan Smith capped off the first half scoring with a one-yard touchdown run of his own.

In the second half, the lone East Buchanan score came from a fourth quarter 23-yard field goal from junior Gavin Utz.

While the offense showed it hadn’t lost a step

since their run to a state title in 2022, the defense was just as dominant. South Harrison only managed to produce 126 yards of total offense.

“We are a defense, trying to make a name for ourselves, as we have lost some very key players from years past,” Ritter said. “Again,

for the most part, I felt they did a really good job. Forcing punts and turnovers on downs, the whole first quarter was good. We did give up a long-sustained drive in the second quarter, so we have to figure out those issues.”

Leading East Buchanan in tackles was junior Landon

DeLong with 11. Right behind him was fellow junior Kyler Paxton with eight.

On the turnover front, East Buchanan forced two fumbles, recovered by Fortney and senior Wyatt Parker, and they had one interception by junior Cayden Ray.

This Friday, East Buchanan has a shot at revenge when they welcome the only team to defeat them in 2022, the Savannah Savages (1-0).

Last year East Buchanan lost

a tight battle with the Class 3 team (who has moved up to Class 4 for this season), and Coach Ritter knows this is another big, early-season challenge ahead of them.

“The mindset will be redemption,” Ritter said. “We had a shot to take care of business last year, and didn’t get it done. It’s time to go out, play with confidence, and hopefully do what we should’ve done last year.”

Coots helps LHS past Lexington

The Mules didn’t wait long to give Corey Creason his first victory as Lathrop’s head coach.

Lathrop held off Lexington for a 24-8 victory on Friday, August 25, at Lexington High School— the second-straight year the Mules nabbed a season-opening win against the Minutemen.

“As a staff, we were pretty proud of the entire team for how they responded to adversity this week and on Friday night,” Coach Creason said. “We moved practice to 5:45 a.m. for the week because of the heat. As the game went on, we had a few players go down, and the next guy in line stepped up and we just kept on moving. Some freshmen were thrown into the fire early on in the season but they handled it with poise. We leaned on our senior Keaton Coots on both sides of the ball and he had a big game for us.”

Lathrop (1-0) built a 16-0 lead through the first three quarters on Friday.

Elijah Crain scored a threeyard rushing touchdown in the first quarter, which was followed by a three-yard rushing touchdown by quar-

terback Brody Spear in the second. A safety in the third quarter brought the score to 16-0.

Lexington (0-1) didn’t go away easily, however. The Minutemen scored a touchdown midway through the fourth and added a twopoint conversion, bringing them to within a single possession, 16-8. Lathrop senior Keaton Coots put the game on ice in the final minutes with an eight-yard scoring run, pushing the Mules out front for good, 24-8.

Coots ran for 52 yards on 12 carries on Friday while also racking up three tackles and six assisted tackles on defense. He added an interception (the lone turnover in the game). Owen Chance ran for 50 yards on three carries and Crain ran the ball six times for 45 yards.

Spear completed four of 15 pass attempts for 43 yards. Kyle Morgan hauled in two catches for 27 yards. Brayden Pritchett also had a 14-yard reception.

On defense, Luke Kidwell had three tackles and a pair of assisted tackles. Ryder Dalinghaus had four assisted tackles.

The Mules will play their first home game of the

East Buchanan receivers Mason Brown (left) and Nathaniel Fortney (right) work their way through the South Harrison defense in a win Friday at Lathrop High School. brett adkison | the leader

by brett adkison leader editor

Lathrop, East Buchanan open softball season

The Lathrop Lady Mules softball team opened their season by splitting a pair of games against tough MEC competition.

The Lady Mules dropped a road game to powerhouse Savannah on Monday, 14-1, but followed it up the next day with an impressive 7-6 win against Maryville at LHS.

Lathrop senior Kaitlyn Morgan had a strong outing against the Lady Spoofhounds. At the plate, she hit a home run and racked up three RBIs, while also picking up a complete-game victory in the circle. She spread out 11 hits over seven innings of work while striking out four batters and giving up only two earned runs.

Audrey Davis and Trinity Goodman each had two hits and two runs scored.

McKayla Knight and Alayna Williams each scored a run, while Izzy Kidwell and Chellssie Meyers each had an RBI.

Against Savannah, Alayna Williams was twofor-two with a home run, the Lady Mules’ lone score of the contest. Audrey Davis also went two-for-two on the day, with Morgan and Keylie Beane each picking up a hit.

The youthful East Buchanan Lady Bulldogs had a tough start to the season, falling in three games at a high-scoring North Platte tournament on Saturday.

The Lady Bulldogs nearly earned the win against Pattonsburg (with

Winston), falling 14-11 in just three innings. Abigail Archdekin was two-forthree with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored. Freshman catcher Delaney Crump scored three runs. Emery Taylor knocked in two runs and scored one of her own. K. Barton knocked in two runs and M. McCoy scored twice.

East Buchanan fell 16-9 in another slugfest against Lexington. Ava Hall knocked in three runs while Abigail Archdekin scored two runs and knocked in two RBIs. M. McCoy added tow runs scored.

Powerhouse North Platte took a 15-0 win against East Buchanan in the Lady Bulldogs’ third game.

Local Extension offers class on boosting your brain and memory

Plattsburg, Mo - The University of Missouri Extension in Clinton County is offering a Boost Your Brain & Memory: Brain Fitness Class. Just as you can control and improve your general physical health with good habits, so too can you improve the health of your brain—boosting your memory and mental agility, as well as reducing your risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias.

Although research is finding links between genes and one’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease, the exact cause is more likely a combination of genetics and how we live our

life. Practicing good brain health at any age can help lower your chances of dementia and help remember more things.

The class uses a whole-person approach that helps you form new habits to live a healthier lifestyle, remember things better, be more organized, pay closer attention and regulate your emotions. Each participant will receive a workbook including memory exercises, tips on nutrition and exercise, and summaries of evidence-based research on brain health. Our aim is to help participants implement new habits to maintain cognitive health while also practicing new skills

for better memory.

The workshop will meet 6 consecutive weeks with 1 hour sessions at the Clinton County Youth Building located at 251 E Highway 116 in Plattsburg, MO. To register, call the University of Missouri Extension Office at (816)933-2138. This class is sponsored by the Clinton County Extension Council so there is no fee for participants. The classes begin September 11th, 2023 from 11am – 12pm and will be held every Monday for the next six weeks. You must register prior to the class seating is limited.

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In Re: Alexis J Meyer Case No.: 23CN-DR00032

To Whom it May Concern: Notice is hereby given that by an Order of the Circuit Court of the County of Clinton, Missouri, Division II, Case No. 23CN-DR00032 made and entered on the record on August 17th, 2023, the name of Alexis Janae Meyer was to change to Alexis Janae Grayson.

/s/ Darian James Deputy Clerk (8/31, 9/7, 9/14/23)

The East Buchanan C-1 School District is accepting qualifications for a construction manager at-risk (CMaR) for the construction of a new middle school in Gower, MO. Proposals are due to 100 Smith St., Gower, MO 64454 by noon on September 12, 2023. Details are available at: www.ebs.k12.mo.us/school-board (under the RFP's button). You may also contact John Newell at newell@ebs.k12.mo.usor- (816) 424-6466 to request a copy of the request for qualifications. Only on-time responses that meet all requirements of the RFQ will be considered.

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2016 Keystone Impact Vapor lite. Toy hauler w/ slideout & separated garage,

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GOP Meeting, From Page A6

proposed was an attempt to make it harder to get the initiatives placed on the ballot for approval.

Both Senator Black and Representative VanSchoiack thought the changing of the wording made the idea clearer of what was intended in the petition change.

Nothing was passed in the last legislative session pertaining to changing the current initiative petition process, which calls for only a simple majority to pass the initiatives.

Next year will be a presidential election year, as well as the local elections. The gathering provided a time for announcements. Tyler Walock, of Trimble, announced his intention to seek the First District Commissioner’s seat currently held by Jay Bettis. He stood at the front of the gathering and spoke

Lady Tigers win home tournament

about his expertise as an auditor, and what that experience would bring to the office. After a couple of minutes, Presiding Commissioner Pat Clark stood up to challenge Walock’s knowledge of the position as commissioner. He said that his audit experience is not the job that a commissioner needed. The back and forth lasted until the audience grew restless and asked for the debate to continue outside.

Clinton County Sheriff Larry Fish was in attendance and will be seeking re-election. A. J. Carrell announced that he will be running for Clinton County Sheriff. Rita Terwilleger, County Treasurer, was in attendance.

Commissioner Clark announced that Second District Commissioner Richard Ridell’s recovery from hip surgery had been slowed by infection.

Cross country runners open their season

Both Lathrop and Plattsburg opened their cross country seasons on Tuesday by competing in the North Platte Invitational two-mile event.

For Lathrop, junior Max Gagnon led the way,

finishing ninth with a time of 12:49. Danny Adwell was 25th, Zach Painter was 29th, Mason Mudd was 36th. Jacob Clark was 41st, Chance Brassfield finished 42nd and Gabe Provin was 45th.

For the Lady Mules, Kayle

Carty finished 26th on the day.

For Plattsburg, Caitlyn Curtis took 15th in the girls race at North Platte, while Alice Nelson was 21st. Logan Reynolds was 46th in the boys race.

East Buchanan started the season at the Spoofhound Invitational in Maryville on Tuesday. Aynjewel Jones led the effort on the girls’ side, finishing 16th with a time of 26:32. Katie O’Donnell was 25th at 29:16 and Teddi Dix-

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on finished 37th on the day.

For the boys, Nolan Rust was 43rd for the Bulldogs, finishing the race in 23:15. Riley Everett was 52nd at 24:25 and Landon Turner was 60th at 25:40.

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year this Friday, September 1, when they host GRC foe Trenton. Between the regular season and districts, Lathrop and Trenton have played eight times in the last seven seasons, with the Mules going 6-2 in the series. Trenton holds the most recent win, however, defeating Lathrop 35-0 last season.

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ing yards and 149 on the ground, along with six offensive touchdowns.

He wasn’t the only Tiger with a big day offensively.

Junior Donte Bingham carried the ball eight times for 71 yards with one touchdown. In the receiving department, junior Rylan Langton caught three passes for 107 yards and one touchdown. Junior Gaivn Boyle finished with 74 yards on four catches with one touchdown.

Plattsburg put up 423 yards of total offense, something Coach Boswell was excited to see.

“After seeing what we can do offensively, I think we have some serious skill players,” Boswell said. “Guys who can really stretch the field and be hard to defend.”

Credit to Maysville for helping Plattsburg with scheduling; Maysville is an 11-man program and agreed to play an eight-man game.

After Plattsburg’s early lead, the two teams engaged in a back-and-forth shootout, especially the fourth quarter, where they combined to score 50 points.

Defensively, Plattsburg gave up 383 yards of offense and that is something Coach Boswell will look to improve on going forward.

“We will work on probably simplifying and doing less defensively this week in hopes of speeding up our reaction and having better discipline,” Boswell said. “But I don’t want to take away from the good things we did defensively since we did score twice on defense and had pressure on the quarterback that led to three sacks. However, our pass coverage and eye discipline were very concerning.”

Leading the defense was Howard with nine tackles and a fumble return for a score. Seniors Korbin Dow and Dakota Rankin, along with Gavin Boyle, each had three tackles. Boyle also recovered a fumble.

This Saturday, Plattsburg hits the road to play Knox County in Edina, Missouri, who is coming off a 54-26 loss to Schuyler County.

“They do some misdirection and play action that can hurt us,” Boswell said. “We are in a dangerous spot in that we could let our guard down because we earned a hard-fought victory. You add an early Saturday morning bus ride to an unfamiliar place and we could be in for a frustrating time. We need great team leaders this week. I pray that our seniors and

will step up and lead.”

juniors

Congratulations to the Plattsburg Lady Tigers softball team, which started the 2023 season on an impressive streak, winning their first four games. That included a 5-1 win against LeBlond and 14-4 win against Polo on Saturday at Perkins Park, earning the ladies the championship in their own home tournament. Front row: Natalie Huke, Lillian Schmitten, Julia James, Dana Jorgensen. Back Row: Hunter Adkins (AD), Addison Ford, Aesa Eleaume, Allyson Dunivan, Madison Huke, Penelope Irizarry, Lilly Nelson, Allie Roberson, Sophie Schmitten, Sophie Hadley, Avery Mumm, Cal Swickard (Assistant).

(Left) East Buchanan sophomore Kaylynn Engnes with the serve Saturday in the KCI Conference tournament. (Right) EBHS senior Anna Kenagy keeps the ball alive against Lathrop.

(Left) Lathrop senior Kara Seeley celebrates a point with her teammates in the semifinals of the KCI tournament.

(Right) Senior Gabrielle Breuer with the set.